Issue #310 – Nov 25, 2025

Announcements

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Environmental Peacebuilding Awards (Deadline: 30 November 2025)

November 11, 2025
Environmental Peacebuilding Association

To honor outstanding contributions to environmental peacebuilding, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association is pleased to present awards to leaders, practitioners, and researchers from our community.

Call for Submissions: Path to Ottawa Initiatives

November 4, 2025
Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the University of Ottawa

In the lead-up to the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding–taking place in June 2026 in Ottawa, Canada–the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and Conference partners are hosting the Path to Ottawa, a global, consultative…

Call for Applications: 2026 EnPAx Conference Fellows

October 27, 2025
Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is seeking applicants for its Conference Fellows Program.

Events

For more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.

Sustainability Funding Promotes Peace in Iran (A Path to Ottawa Event)

January 14, 2026 Environmental Consultant
online

This session will focus on the role of developed countries in peace building, especially by promoting environmental sustainability.

Conservation Conflict Transformation Workshops (Virtual)

December 8, 2025 - 2025-12-12 Center for Conservation Peacebuilding
online

Feeling stuck in a tough, high-stakes conflict around wildlife or conservation? Do you feel like you are taking all the right actions, but still feel like real change and progress is elusive?

Environmental PeaceTech: Exploring Innovation in Climate-Conflict Settings (A Path to Ottawa Event)

December 4, 2025 Austrian Centre for Peace, Austrian Institute of Technology, and PeaceTech Alliance
Vienna, Austria

Environmental peacebuilding recognises the links between environmental challenges, climate stress, and conflict — and seeks to use cooperation over natural resources, ecological restoration, and climate resilience as entry points for building trust and…

Humanitarian-Led Climate Action in Fragile, Conflict-Affected Contexts (A Path to Ottawa Event)

November 26, 2025 Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations

The Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations provides a framework for the humanitarian sector on climate and environmental action.

Afghanistan Climate Webinar Series

November 4, 2025 - 2025-12-09 UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and Samuel Hall
online

This six-part Afghanistan Climate Webinar Series, co-hosted by UNAMA and Samuel Hall, brings together Afghan and international experts to share research, data, and practical experiences on climate change and its impacts in Afghanistan — from early warning…

Library

In the last two weeks, 3 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding.

Losing the Dividends of Neutrality in the Arctic

November 25, 2025 | Gabriella Gricius and Nicolas Jouan
Arctic Institute

Since the end of the Cold War, the Arctic region has drawn little attention compared to other areas of geopolitical competition, such as East Asia or the Middle East.

River Mapping and the Politics of Eco-Scalar Fixes. Reconnecting Upstream–Downstream Networks through Critical Cartographies of Colombia’s Bogotá River

November 25, 2025 | Laura Giraldo-Martínez, Rutgerd Boelens, and Bibiana Duarte-Abadía
Geoforum

This paper examines how river mapping practices and related scalar politics shape biased understandings and governance of Colombia’s Bogotá River.

Red-Dead Redemption? Applying and Critiquing Environmental Peacebuilding in Palestine, Jordan, and Israel

November 25, 2025 | Zachary M. Field
Oregon State University

The theory of environmental peacebuilding holds that transboundary environmental challenges can serve as a catalyst for cooperation and conflict resolution.

Jobs

Please visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities.

Ethiopia: Field Coordinator - Tigray

November 25, 2025 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their basic needs for…

Afghanistan: Nutrition and Health Expert

November 25, 2025 | Action contre la Faim France

Created in 1979, Action contre la Faim is a non-governmental organization that fights against hunger.

DRC: Logistics Manager

November 25, 2025 | Action contre la Faim France

Créée en 1979, Action contre la Faim est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale qui lutte contre la faim dans le monde.

South Sudan: Strengthening Resilience in Agriculture, Livelihoods and Markets Phase II (STREAM II)

November 25, 2025 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps has been operating in South Sudan since 2005.

USA: Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellowship 2026-2027

November 25, 2025 | University of Notre Dame: Keough School of Global Affairs

Each year, the Kroc Institute's Visiting Research Fellows Program brings outstanding scholars focused on peace research to the University of Notre Dame for a semester or a full academic year.

International News

In the last two weeks, 31 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling:

Iraq: Iraq Bets on Tourism to Reduce Oil Dependence

November 25, 2025
Xinhua

Iraq aims to raise cultural tourism revenue to 30 percent of its state budget to diversify an economy that currently relies on oil for 95 percent of its funding, a senior ministry official…

Climate Change: Translating Climate, Peace, Security and Displacement Research into Policy and Action

November 21, 2025 | Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR

Three years ago, the CGIAR Climate Security team of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT established the Southern Africa Regional Hub, based in Pretoria, South Africa.

Sudan: Contested Corridors: The Illicit Transnational Supply Chains Sustaining Sudan’s Conflict

November 20, 2025 | Ruben De Koning
Global Initiative

In late October 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary organization fighting for control of Sudan, captured the city of El Fasher, in Darfur, marking yet another step in the country’s bloody…

Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Prepares First Environmental War Damage Claim in History against Russia for 237 Million Tons of CO2 Emissions

November 20, 2025 | Olena Mukhina
Euromaidan Press

The Ukrainian government plans to demand nearly $44 billion in compensation from Moscow for environmental damage caused by CO2 emissions and the destruction of nature, Reuters reports.

Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Relentless Drought: Farmers on the Brink of Bankruptcy and an Unprecedented Livelihood Crisis

November 20, 2025 | Avizha Khorshid
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Farmers in Afghanistan are complaining about declining water levels and a worsening drought.

Colombia: Community-Led Responses to Environmental Crime in Colombia

November 17, 2025
Global Initiative

In Colombia, and particularly in the Amazonian departments of Meta and Caquetá, campesino and rural communities are actively defending their forests.

Conflict Minerals: Diamond Industry Pushes to Rewrite the Rules on ‘Conflict Stones’

November 17, 2025
Sri Lanka Guardian

The diamond industry is calling for urgent reform of the Kimberley Process, the international pact created to eliminate trade in conflict diamonds, amid growing criticism from activists who say the system has become…

Ukraine: Ukraine’s Agricultural Crisis: Nutrient Depletion Threatens Future Food Security and Global Supply Chains

November 16, 2025
SSBCrack News

For decades, Ukraine held the title of the world’s breadbasket, renowned for its substantial output of sunflower oil, maize, and wheat—products that sustained over 400 million people globally.

Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: UN Renews Peacekeeping Mission in Disputed Abyei Region

November 15, 2025
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha News

The UN Security Council on Friday renewed a peacekeeping mission in Abyei, a disputed oil-rich region between Sudan and South Sudan, but warned that future extensions depended on progress in ending the conflict.

Climate Change: Undeterred by Lack of Funding, Fragile Communities Find Ways to Adapt to the Climate Crisis

November 14, 2025
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Some of the most vulnerable communities in Afghanistan have been undeterred by the lack of funding and are trying to find their own solutions.

Afghanistan: Missing Cold Storages: The Lost Link Crippling Afghanistan’s Agricultural Economy

November 13, 2025 | Elina Qalam
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The continued closure of border crossings with Pakistan has created serious challenges for traders in Afghanistan.

Liberia: Liberia Launches €5 Million Soil Restoration and Climate-Smart Farming Project

November 12, 2025 | Gibson Gee
Liberian Investigator

Liberia has launched a new €5 million agricultural initiative aimed at restoring degraded soils, boosting climate resilience, and enhancing the livelihoods of thousands of smallholder farmers.

Blogs & Opinion

In the last two weeks, 9 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling:

COP30 and the Climate-Security Paradox: Strategic Competition, Fragile States, and the Erosion of Collective Security

November 20, 2025 | The Soufan Center

The 30th United Nations climate conference (COP30) concludes tomorrow in Belém, Brazil, against a backdrop of increased global competition surrounding critical minerals, mounting climate-linked instability, and an erosion of collective security frameworks.

How Water Scarcity Is Forging a New Era of Conflict

November 19, 2025 | Rao Farman Ali

The water crisis in Tehran, compelling Iranian authorities to warn about water rationing and evacuation of the country’s capital, may sound dystopian.

From Readiness to Resilience: Strengthening Institutions for Climate Action

November 12, 2025 | Stephanie Speck

In many fragile contexts, ministries of environment or climate change may have limited resources, yet they are often deeply embedded in national coordination efforts.

Innovative Approaches to Climate, Peace and Security: Opportunities for India–Germany–Australia Collaboration

November 12, 2025 | Ambika Vishwanath and Treesa Shaju

Emerging research on the nexus between climate, peace and security (CPS) supports the integration of climate adaptation and mitigation methods to advance sustainable peace.

DRC: M23, Minerals, and Geopolitics in Eastern DRC

November 12, 2025 | Vedant Shinde
Geopolitical Monitor

The Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is experiencing one of the most severe security and humanitarian crises of the 21st century.

COP30: What to Expect on Conflict, Climate and Militarism

November 10, 2025 | Ellie Kinney

COP30 is taking place against a backdrop of armed conflicts and rising military spending. With wars affecting every corner of the globe and spending at a record high of $2.

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